The President's News Conference
12/10/1952
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I made a 14,400-mile trip to get a lot of misinformation.
I can't see any good purpose to be served by that.
The Secretary of the Navy shall award the Purple Heart, in the name of the President of the United States, to any person...
It was suggested, and I decided that it wouldn't serve any good purpose, it would be just a piece of demagoguery; and th...